Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview

Security Orchestration (SO) plays a pivotal role in ensuring robust, scalable, and efficient management of security mechanisms in next-generation 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) networks. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the technical challenges related to Security Orchestration (SO) in these...

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Main Authors: Sadeep Batewela, Pasika Ranaweera, Madhusanka Liyanage, Engin Zeydan, Mika Ylianttila
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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description Security Orchestration (SO) plays a pivotal role in ensuring robust, scalable, and efficient management of security mechanisms in next-generation 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) networks. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the technical challenges related to Security Orchestration (SO) in these advanced network technologies, focusing on key areas such as network security monitoring, interface standardization, privacy, scalability, multi-domain orchestration, and policy implementation. Additionally, we discuss lessons learned from existing works, identify remaining research gaps, and propose future directions for enhancing SO in 5G and B5G environments. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, quantum computing and trusted execution environments (TEE) are also examined for their potential to address these challenges. The paper provides a taxonomy of SO-related issues and offers a roadmap for researchers and practitioners to navigate the evolving landscape of security in 5G and B5G networks.
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spelling doaj-art-2fdff040fadd48899d99febb63c3db382025-08-20T03:47:32ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society2644-12682025-01-01666968710.1109/OJCS.2025.356478810977990Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive OverviewSadeep Batewela0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-5836Pasika Ranaweera1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4484-2002Madhusanka Liyanage2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4786-030XEngin Zeydan3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-0588Mika Ylianttila4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-5514Center for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandNetwork Softwarization and Security Labs (NetsLab), School of Computer Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainCenter for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandSecurity Orchestration (SO) plays a pivotal role in ensuring robust, scalable, and efficient management of security mechanisms in next-generation 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) networks. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the technical challenges related to Security Orchestration (SO) in these advanced network technologies, focusing on key areas such as network security monitoring, interface standardization, privacy, scalability, multi-domain orchestration, and policy implementation. Additionally, we discuss lessons learned from existing works, identify remaining research gaps, and propose future directions for enhancing SO in 5G and B5G environments. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, quantum computing and trusted execution environments (TEE) are also examined for their potential to address these challenges. The paper provides a taxonomy of SO-related issues and offers a roadmap for researchers and practitioners to navigate the evolving landscape of security in 5G and B5G networks.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10977990/Security orchestration5G and beyondzero-touch networkssecurity automation
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Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview
IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society
Security orchestration
5G and beyond
zero-touch networks
security automation
title Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview
title_full Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview
title_fullStr Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview
title_full_unstemmed Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview
title_short Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview
title_sort addressing security orchestration challenges in next generation networks a comprehensive overview
topic Security orchestration
5G and beyond
zero-touch networks
security automation
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